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Nonprofits team with state, federal governments to tackle housing shortage in Eastern Kentucky
A religiously oriented group using volunteers from many states is doing much of the housing recovery work in flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky. The Appalachia Service Project has completed 24 new...
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Eastern Kentuckian who lost his wife and house in 2022 flood gets a new home on high ground
Farmer Baker was holding on for his life, clutching a pair of post hole diggers, on the night of July 27-28, 2022, as part of Eastern Kentucky’s record flooding...
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Kentucky investing $223 million to rebuild rental housing in tornado-impacted Western Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear alongside leaders from the state’s housing corporation and local communities on Monday announced more than $223 million in bonds and grants will be invested to...
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10 homes dedicated in Mayfield for tornado survivors
Ten families who survived the 2021 tornadoes in Mayfield received keys to new homes on Friday thanks to $1 million from the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund, Gov....
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Lexington City Council to consider $400,000 aid for homeless families with schoolchildren
LEXINGTON, Ky.–The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council is set to consider a measure that would allocate $400,000 to provide housing stability services and pay rent assistance on behalf of homeless...
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Bill targeting source-of-income discrimination bans in Kentucky’s largest cities heads to governor’s desk
FRANKFORT — Legislation that critics say would undermine ordinances in Lexington and Louisville that ban discrimination by landlords against a prospective tenant’s source of income is headed to Democratic...
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Funding the Future: Lexington’s Dilemma of Parks Versus People
During a legislative luncheon in Frankfort on February 7, First District Councilmember Tayna Fogle made a poignant observation about the priorities of Lexington city leaders. “We have parks, dog...
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Senate passes another bill critics say would override Lexington’s new tenant protections
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate approved a House bill Tuesday that critics say would override protections for tenants against discrimination based on their source of income in Kentucky’s two...
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Source of Income Discrimination Ban Passed by Urban County Council
On February 15th, Council passed the source of income (SOI) discrimination ban ordinance in a 13-2 vote. At-large Councilmember Chuck Ellinger and District 8 Councilmember Fred Brown were the...
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Fayette Alliance to unveil Lexington land use and housing research on March 5
LEXINGTON, Ky.–The Fayette Alliance, a horse industry and agricultural advocacy nonprofit, announced Wednesday the upcoming release of three pivotal research studies on March 5, 2024. These studies, aimed at addressing the...